"มหาเถร" meaning in Thai

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Noun

IPA: /ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeːn˩˩˦/ [standard], /ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./ [standard] Forms: má-hǎa-těen [romanization], มหาเถระ [alternative]
Etymology: From Pali mahāthera, from mahā (“great; grand”) + thera (“senior monk”); perhaps via Old Khmer mahāthera, mhāthera, mathera (“senior bhikkhu: title and rank of the monkhood”); equivalent to Thai มหา (má-hǎa, “great; grand”) + เถร (těen, “priest having been ordained for 10 years or more”). Cognate with Modern Khmer មហាថេរ (mɔɔhaathee, “senior monk, especially one who has at least 10 years of seniority”). Etymology templates: {{bor|th|pi|mahāthera}} Pali mahāthera, {{bor|th|okz|mahāthera}} Old Khmer mahāthera, {{cog|th|-}} Thai, {{com|th|มหา|เถร|t1=great; grand|t2=priest having been ordained for 10 years or more}} มหา (má-hǎa, “great; grand”) + เถร (těen, “priest having been ordained for 10 years or more”), {{cog|km|មហាថេរ|gloss=senior monk, especially one who has at least 10 years of seniority}} Khmer មហាថេរ (mɔɔhaathee, “senior monk, especially one who has at least 10 years of seniority”) Head templates: {{th-noun}} มหาเถร • (má-hǎa-těen)
  1. senior priest.
    Sense id: en-มหาเถร-th-noun-bBlvV-Wv Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 50 50
  2. chief priest.
    Sense id: en-มหาเถร-th-noun-mrDsS2WA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai terms prefixed with มหา, Thai terms with redundant script codes, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Thai terms prefixed with มหา: 27 73 Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Religion: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: มหาเถรสมาคม
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      "name": "com"
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      },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeːn˩˩˦/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./",
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      },
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "senior priest."
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeːn˩˩˦/",
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        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰeː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./",
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  ],
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}

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